Examining the predictive value of fertility preferences among Ghanaian women

Despite extensive research, doubts remain regarding the degree of correspondence between prior stated fertility preferences and subsequent fertility behavior. Preference instability is a factor that potentially undermines predictiveness. Furthermore, if other predictors of fertility substantially ex...

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Main Authors: Ivy Kodzi, David Johnson, John Casterline
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-05-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol22/30/